Los Japoneses en Manila en el siglo XVII

Abstract

In this paper is made an attempt to collect critically the testimonies relating to the Japanese living in Luzon during the seventeenth century. The items studied are: the emigration of the Japanese to Manila; their demography; their settlements; their evangelization; their activities and professions, with special attention to the grocers; their military career in the Spanish army; the administration of the Japanese community and the tax system.